Guerline M. Jozef

Executive Director, Haitian Bridge Alliance; Co-founder, Black Immigrants Bail Fund

Guerline Jozef is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance, Inc. (HBA). Also known as “The BRIDGE,” HBA advocates for fair and humane immigration policies and provide migrants and immigrants with humanitarian, deportation defense, legal, social services, with a particular focus on black migrants from the Caribbean and Africa, the Haitian community, women & girls, LGBTQA+ individuals, and survivors of torture and other human rights abuses. We work to elevate the issues that Black migrants are facing to build more solidarity and collective movement toward policy change. With respect to families in detention, HBA often plays the role of first responders and works with various organizations and partners to provide culturally informed assistance including country conditions, translation and interpretation, communication with the families, and referrals to legal service providers.

Ms. Jozef is also the Co-founder of the Black Immigrants Bail Fund (BIBF), a National project of HBA and African Bureau for Immigration and Social Affairs (ABISA). BIBF receives support from other Black led organizations, and responds to the high bond given to Black Immigrants from the Caribbean and Africa. BIBF provides free assistance, and relief to black immigrants in pursuit of Liberation and Justice. Our commitment is to eradicate the mass incarceration of black immigrants and level the playing field of equity in due process; transforming one life at a time.